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in the Arctic regions ; and of the " Transit of Venus " expedition 

 to Eodriguez and Kerguelen's Land, have been received from the 

 Lords of the Admiralty and the Comicil of the Koyal Society, and 

 incoi^iorated in the Herbarium. 



Vahiable additions have been made to the structural collections 

 by presentation from the Eoyal Gardens, Kew, by A. Eobertson 

 Luxford, Esq., and Dr. Selah Merrill. 



Progress has been made in the separation of the study set of 

 Eobert Brown's [Australian] Herbarium, and of the set of Tropical 

 African plants from the Herbarium of Dr. Welwitsch. 



Extensive and important additions have been made during the 

 year to the series of drawings and engravings of plants. Among 

 them may be sj)ecially noted 180 original drawings by Ehret, the 

 best botanical artist of his day ; a valuable series of original 

 di-awings of Lidian plants by Dr. de Crespigny ; and 654 drawings 

 by Chinese artists of Chinese plants, executed under the super- 

 intendence of the late John Eeeves, Esq., and presented by Miss 

 Eeeves. Besides these, 7,287 published engravuigs of plants have 

 been added to the collection. 



Large additions have been made to the British Herbarium 

 during the year. The collection of Lake Lancashire plants, formed 

 by the late Miss Hodgson, illustrating her published Flora of that 

 district, has been incorporated, together with specimens collected 

 by Eobert Brown from 1791 to 1795 ; Mr. J. G. Baker, Mr. E. A. 

 Pryor, Mr. E. M. Holmes, the Messrs. Groves, Mr. J. C. MelviU, 

 Mr. T. E. A. Briggs, Mr. T. Howse, Mr. M. Moggridge, and many 

 others. The systematic arrangement in one series of the exten- 

 sive collection of original drawings of British Fungi by Sowerby, 

 W. G. Smith, and Mrs. Eussell, has been completed. The 

 specimens of British Fungi have been rearranged, and considerable 

 progress has been made in laying down the British series of 

 Mosses in the AVilson Herbarium. 



The number of visits paid during the year to the Herbarium 

 for scientific inquiry or research, was 1,297. The following foreign 

 botanists may be specified as having used the Herbarium in con- 

 nection with then- various studies : — MM. Boissier and C. De 

 Candolle, of Geneva ; Count Castracane, of Eome ; M. Bommer, 

 of Brussels ; and Senor Vidal, of Manila. Of British Botanists, 

 the following may be specified : — Mr. W. P. Hiern, Mr. Geo.- 

 Bentham, Dr. M. T. Masters, Genl. Munro, Dr. I. B. Balfour, 

 Eev. J. M. Crombie, Mr. J. G. Baker, Mr. C. B. Clarke, Professor 

 Bentley, Dr. Braithwaite, Mr. B. D. Jackson, Mr. Larbalestier, 

 Mr. Howse, Mr. E. M. Holmes, Mr. J. C. Mansel-Pleydell, Mr. 

 M. M. Hai-tog, Mr. A. W. Bennett, Mr. F. Townsend, Mr. Joshua, 

 Mr. E. A. Pryor, Mr. F. C. S. Eoper, Mr. C. Packe, the Messrs. 

 Groves, Mr. G. S. Boulger, and the Eev. W. W. Newbould. 



